Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wouxun Radio

2010-08-29 Thread Doug Bade
What I see is they type accepted a radio that looks like that one but the type acceptance number issued does not necessarily mean the Ebay radios are unless they bear the type acceptance label... There are many models and not all may be approved... However... in any case.. if you are the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wouxun Radio

2010-08-29 Thread Doug Bade
-Builder%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Bade Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 9:11 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wouxun

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wouxun Radio

2010-08-29 Thread Doug Bade
Surely you do not mean to imply all of these models are type accepted under their certification grant under part 90?? as they are all KG-UV1DP The last 4 contain transmit frequencies that do not even come close to part 90 136-174350-470 MHz (RX/TX) 136-174400-480 MHz (RX/TX)

RE: [Repeater-Builder] GE MASTR II Repeater Module

2010-08-26 Thread Doug Bade
Drop the PL as it is not part of the recognized part number. and a zero is used in that part of the part number of a ge part.. 19D was followed by 6 numbers beginning with a 4 or 9 and then a G or a P and up to 3 more numbers. In this case 19D416660(zero)G6 And I get several google

Re: [Repeater-Builder] made a rpt

2010-08-22 Thread Doug Bade
From babelfish: Portugese to English... ola (Hola = Hello.. which I think is what he indicated.. ) to all somebody would have a simple project of a plate repeater controller that could control two radios of VHF and plus one link in UHF, being 2 gm300 and one maxtrac of motorola Doug

RE: [Repeater-Builder] RE:Mastr II drift problem

2010-08-05 Thread Doug Bade
There are 5C elements made for that exciter. you just do not have one.. From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of steve Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 1:01 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RE:Mastr II

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II Mobile Repeater?

2010-08-04 Thread Doug Bade
As pointed out by earlier posts.. it is a UHF EXEC II 450-470 Synthesized TX and RX, DUPLEX RCC Mobile telephone chassis. Circa 1980-85 ish. Approx 35 watts into the duplexer, 25 out. The RCC version was RX on 454.025 and 11 steps up from there on 25 khz centers.. paired 5 mhz offset for TX We

RE: [Repeater-Builder] RCC Exec II

2010-08-04 Thread Doug Bade
Seems you crossed a few threads there.. RCC Exec II's came as synthesized or crystalled. The crystalled version had a 10 ?? channel board for elements.. the synthesized only had 2 but the rf parts were very different under the duplexer. The Crystalled version looked like a multi freq Exec II with

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Licensing Exam Info

2010-07-23 Thread Doug Bade
As far as I am aware you still have to take your test in front of a team of V.E.'s. You may study online and take practice tests online.. Doug From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of La Rue Communications Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010

Re: [Repeater-Builder] help and suggestions interference issues

2010-07-04 Thread Doug Bade
If it is in fact D-Star...I would think the most likely cause would be someone analog-ly crossband repeating from a D-Star frequency into your input with the needed ctcss. To my knowledge, no Icom D-Star radio allows for ctcss along with the data as it would corrupt it. It could be done with a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Coax shielding

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Bade
At UHF, possibly, at VHF unlikely... you did not specify :-) How close are the frequencies??? Lots of details left out for us to help. If the freq's are within a few hundred kiloherts at vhf, antenna separation is probably the issue... More details please?? Doug KD8B kerincom wrote: Hi

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Coax shielding

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Bade
Ian; It would seem that at uhf ~30mhz away cable leakage in the shed would seem to be less likely than antenna to antenna interference. In general it is the white noise generated by a transmitter on other frequencies that is most likely to cause desense to a co located rx. Assuming you

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Coax shielding

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Bade
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Coax shielding

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Bade
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RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor COS issues.... continuing

2010-06-21 Thread Doug Bade
Josh; You could also use a 2n7000 fet in place of the 2n device in that circuit.. 2n700 FET's have an on trigger of between 2-4 volts. as the switch point and switch like an npn transistor for this app.. the input does not require a resistor ( the gate )as it can swing to ~12v before

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Racom Station Identifier

2010-05-24 Thread Doug Bade
I used to work for them, they are still active.albeit smaller..Racom Products 216-351-1755 Doug KD8B From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mzfb2001 Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 5:07 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] How much gain or how much loss on the PD220-3A

2010-05-19 Thread Doug Bade
Someone ( WD8CHL JIM ) wrote some documentation up about using a Co-linear from a higher freq on a lower freq... and angle of radiation lowered as I recall but gain did not change... It actually can be favorable depending on the site as I recall.. I think it was Jim anyhow.. forgive me if I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait T800 S1 Eprom Problems

2010-05-09 Thread Doug Bade
in the Synth section on the main board. Regards, --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, Doug Bade k...@... wrote: If you have the wrong reference oscillator selected, it will create steps that are invalid.. and thus syth unlock.. The ref osc

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Tait T800 S1 Eprom Problems

2010-05-08 Thread Doug Bade
If you have the wrong reference oscillator selected, it will create steps that are invalid.. and thus syth unlock.. The ref osc for factory standalone units is based on 12.8 mhz but there is an optional 10.0 mhz ref osc.. and it can be external or internal. The PLL steps are calculated from

RE: [Repeater-Builder] question for Group on Mastr III

2010-04-20 Thread Doug Bade
Any preamp like advanced receiver research would be suitable assuming one was needed. I have never seen a Mastr III that needs a preamp. unless maybe a tower top amp to recover feedline loss.. The front end has an awful low noise figure to start with.. Doug KD8B From:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Trojan Horse

2010-04-12 Thread Doug Bade
Avast went RED here too.. I have never seen it do that. Blocked a Trojan on connect.. dropped the site. not from google search.. direct from the hyperlink Jim posted.I would say it is real.. Doug From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: D-Star (Protocol and Repeaters)

2010-04-07 Thread Doug Bade
There are several. Harris- OpenSky, P25 Phase 2 are currently being deployed, and Iden ( Nextel ) Motorola has a version for municipals. I do not know if anyone ever built it but I saw it on proposals a few years back. It almost sounds like you're talking about a trunked (multi-site) system

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: D-Star (Protocol and Repeaters)

2010-04-05 Thread Doug Bade
John; There is indeed resistance to change. there are factions even in the D-Star Camp. Control of the network is being wrestled about in 2 separate networks that split. Be that as it may . We have the luxury of taking advantage of some really impressive reverse engineering that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: D-Star (Protocol and Repeaters)

2010-04-05 Thread Doug Bade
Both GMSK modem and DMK URI provide a shaped and limited waveform that can be directly FM'ed at what is easily set to 1.8khz +/- typical... ( this is what the Icom stations use) the waveform is cleaner out of my station than the Icom D-Star radio keying it and filtering is better out of

RE: [Repeater-Builder] D-Star Was: Molotora Gontor

2010-04-02 Thread Doug Bade
I am in the process of deploying a home built 70cm Mastr III conversion to D-Star. It is quite capable of doing both with existing technology. I do not CHOOSE to do both.. but it can.. It also does analog enough to do diagnostics on it which is a bit of an improvement over Icom's digital only.. I

RE: [Repeater-Builder] D-Star Was: Molotora Gontor

2010-04-02 Thread Doug Bade
I would be glad to elaborate about D-Star Repeater conversions as there are multiple ways to do it now and Any EDACS capable or Smartnet Capable repeater would do D-Star as both fundamentally have the parts to transmit and receive GMSK type waveforms There are several Yahoogroups that are

RE: [Repeater-Builder]D-Star conversion of existing Repeaters

2010-04-02 Thread Doug Bade
the quantum leaf out of betaville. I am watching with baited breath.. . Bill Atlanta w4oo . . --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com , Doug Bade k...@... wrote: I would be glad to elaborate about D-Star Repeater conversions as there are multiple ways

Re: [Repeater-Builder]D-Star conversion of existing Repeaters

2010-04-02 Thread Doug Bade
to the boxes? Or are these boxes completely separate from any internet access? Im a computer expert, but not a radio expert..yet. :) John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 - Original Message - *From:* Doug Bade mailto:k...@thebades.net

Re: [Repeater-Builder] D-Star Was: Molotora Gontor

2010-04-02 Thread Doug Bade
the repeater from a sole source.. hopefully that growth might trigger other vendors to offer terminals.. if the market were bigger.. they would be in the game... ignoring it does not help to that end :-) Doug KD8B Kris Kirby wrote: On Fri, 2 Apr 2010, Doug Bade wrote: I would be glad

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: if you have a commercial licenses check it on the fcc site

2010-03-30 Thread Doug Bade
I have also seen some Federal Govt repair Service Contracts that require GROL or Equivalent Commercial License in order to perform on premises. Doug From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wd8chl Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:39 AM To:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] if you have a commercial licenses check it on the fcc site

2010-03-29 Thread Doug Bade
You may need to associate the commercial entity to the FRN. Licenses need to be attached individually.so it may never have been done. They did not do any auto attaching. Doug From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Don

RE: [Repeater-Builder] if you have a commercial licenses check it on the fcc site

2010-03-29 Thread Doug Bade
I just went and checked mine.. What you need to do if your GROL is not attached to your FRN is add it from inside your FRN login.. Look up the GROL first so you have the number, you can do an alpha search on your name, then add that callsign to your FRN .. Doug From:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Controller order PayPal problems

2010-03-17 Thread Doug Bade
Typically 2-4 weeks My experience as a buyer and seller using Paypal over their existence, before and after Ebay purchased them, is typically less than 24 hours to clear. In maybe 2-3 cases in over 500 transactions, it was held for 1 week or so and those were echecks.. Maybe they just

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-02 Thread Doug Bade
As I recall it was an 8051 family CPU... hardware duplication is not the issue.. I built a couple along the way. I know where one was and probably still is.. the other I sold at Dayton a number of years back... Doug KD8B At 02:12 AM 3/2/2010, you wrote: Maybe that could change in light

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-02 Thread Doug Bade
It was not a single channel device it had at least 10 channels... It took over the radios pll from outside so radio channel programming and capacity was irrelevant... It also had scan, simplex offset and a few other amateur features... I was involved in application testing on a few of the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-02 Thread Doug Bade
The reason it died was more apathy in the amateur world when a ham can buy a full featured vhf or uhf or even 6m radio off the shelf that did more for less and required no surgery... Joe and I had discussions on porting it onto 900 radios at the time which were only available as commercial

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-02 Thread Doug Bade
It also had VFO tuning step size programming etc.besides programmed memories Doug At 08:29 AM 3/2/2010, you wrote: So it had memories built-in? Joe M. Doug Bade wrote: It was not a single channel device it had at least 10 channels... It took over the radios pll from outside so

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio

2010-03-02 Thread Doug Bade
Yes as well as scan add delete etc At 08:29 AM 3/2/2010, you wrote: So it had memories built-in? Joe M. Doug Bade wrote: It was not a single channel device it had at least 10 channels... It took over the radios pll from outside so radio channel programming and capacity

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bend an ICOM a little further

2010-02-17 Thread Doug Bade
Jared; You need to warp 4khz not 400hz... If they were made up for 146.01 I would assume that they can do that. So now we need to look at why they are not... 10v reg power supply needs to be 10v +/- .1-.2v . The temp comp line to the EC needs to be driven to something by a 5ppm or eq channel

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Master 2 and DCS

2010-02-06 Thread Doug Bade
There used to be an add on board from Comm Spec that could add DCS/DCG/DPL to a suitable radio. Many aftermarket repeater controllers can do DCG/DCS. DCS modulation needs to be sent into a varactor modulator stage... Direct FM exciters on Mastr II can do it native on the CTCSS port... Older

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 6 Meter Repeater spacing (no duplexers)

2010-01-22 Thread Doug Bade
I had a quite much longer reply in the buffer and decided to shorten it.. .. but 19 miles for any tx to rx coupling would seem to make the band unusable in a metro area.. due to every radio would swamp every receiver in the market...This is just not the case.. The only influence the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] PC for controller

2010-01-16 Thread Doug Bade
Al; You may want to look into the Allstar Link project or similar that are based on Asterisk as the core system. A $10 sound interface from ebay can be used as the controller in connection with a receiver, transmitter and a PC running the sw which can be downloaded as a self installing ISO

Re: [Repeater-Builder] PC for controller

2010-01-16 Thread Doug Bade
, Which ebay sound interface do you recommend for app_rpt, and is there a good site showing the mods necessary for the conversion of said usb device? Tim On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Doug Bade k...@thebades.net mailto:k...@thebades.net wrote: Al; You may want to look

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Kenwood TKR-901-1 (mod for 902-927 MHz)

2010-01-16 Thread Doug Bade
I have not been working on that project... I do not know about Pete... Doug Kd8B Steven M Hodell wrote: Doug / Pete, Any updates on converting the Kenwood TKR-901-1 (mod for 902-927 MHz)? Thank you, Steve. - Original Message - *From:* Doug Bade mailto:k

Re: [Repeater-Builder] dispatch centers run through the internet

2010-01-04 Thread Doug Bade
Jed; There are certainly options to pass radio audio and keying over the internet in VOIP or equivalent scenarios. I would also mention there are several agencies who have regulations on how calls are answered and dispatched... Your solution would seem to require some approvals if

Re: [Repeater-Builder] dispatch centers run through the internet

2010-01-04 Thread Doug Bade
in a dispatch environment. -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Bade Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 4:23 PM To: Repeater

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 50 Watt Repeater

2009-11-17 Thread Doug Bade
Icom Systems group sells a version of the FR3000 with a 100w amp and additional power supply, if you are looking for off the shelf.. that is how you get 50+ watts at 100% duty cycle... Most folks opt to go to less than 100% duty cycle to keep from doubling the cost... but if you really need

Re: [Repeater-Builder] acssb - how does it work and is it possible for the hobbyist to scratch build

2009-11-11 Thread Doug Bade
The demise of ACSSB in our area was the overall range was limited to poor sensitivity relative to a similarly situated uhf repeater.. Typical sensitivity of the mobiles was .4-.5~.6uv or so compared to sub .2uv on uhf and vhf fm mobiles that were readily available.. Sound quality did not

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Securicor 220 mhz repeater????

2009-11-09 Thread Doug Bade
As I recall the Control channel was FM for some reason.. and voice was LM They made a mess of the spectrum around them when they occupied sites with other 220 systems.. including themselves.. We had a site with (2) 5 channel Securicor trunks. They could never run both at once as the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Pager Interference to 2-meter VHF Public Service Band

2009-10-29 Thread Doug Bade
This sounds like a problem I traced about 20 years ago on a VHF paging system. The PA was tube and there was some issue the tech had with the PA not firing on rf drive .. so he locked the PTT to the PA on all the time and then just turned the exciter on and offThe problem was the PA was

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Icom FR-3000 Info needed

2009-10-21 Thread Doug Bade
I am not sure what you are asking, is this about programming or is this about vco and/or hardware mods As far as I can see the programming software does not care what you enter . Doug KD8B At 01:32 PM 10/21/2009, you wrote: Hello, I was wondering has anyone ever done the software

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Question on portable repeaters

2009-10-08 Thread Doug Bade
Possible options ? I decided to poke around on the Bird TX/RX website and found this little guy ( relatively speaking :-) ) Probably more command post sized than SUV sized but hey.. how big is that SUV :-)???

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Strange Problem

2009-10-06 Thread Doug Bade
Mastr II/ Exec II transmitters can have ~5vdc on mic high, this is the bias for the amplifier in a normal microphone. If you do not have a capacitor in series to the computer interface or the computer interface has a polarized cap that is in the wrong direction, strange things like this can

RE: [Repeater-Builder] GE Mastr II parts

2009-09-14 Thread Doug Bade
That was the first version of the L.O. board. later replaced with coils on the pcb and capacitors... At 02:29 PM 9/14/2009, you wrote: Dang, I just found out my saved searches were missing something!! That auction has an unusual local oscillator with those coils? I don't remember ever

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Requesting SmarTrunk II Digital Controller Info

2009-09-09 Thread Doug Bade
It is a discontinued product it is a trunking protocol of it's own...the docs seem to be gone on the web site but I do have a pdf of the manual from them. I could email it if you can take a 4.5 mb attachment... If you want contact me with an address I can email it to.. The product page is...

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Requesting SmarTrunk II Digital Controller Info

2009-09-09 Thread Doug Bade
I checked more thoroughly .. here is the link to the manual at their website... http://www.smartrunk.com/en/Download/Manuals/st-853_manual_en.pdf Doug At 03:22 PM 9/9/2009, you wrote: I have (3) ST-853 SmarTrunk II Digital Controllers. I cannot seem to find any info on these models. Can

Re: [Repeater-Builder] P25 Problem

2009-09-08 Thread Doug Bade
It seems that there are APCO P25 emergency functions and there are ASTRO P25 proprietary extensions.. The Harris infrastructure deals with the APCO 25 parts... but seems like ASTRO 25 radios do not exactly. We are finding a few issues like this here as we have an 800 Harris-P25 system, and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE MASTR II 900 MHz 10 Channel Repeater System

2009-09-03 Thread Doug Bade
There is information available to move them to 902-927 if they are 900 Mastr II GeNet900 stations.. It requires assembling a pll loader pcb to load the pll code to make it work on 902/927 instead of commercial. There is little use commercially for it but some limited amateur interest... the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] IMTS Channel Designators

2009-08-27 Thread Doug Bade
I was looking and the various combinations and mapping them.. JL = 55x YL = 95x JP = 57x YP = 97x YJ = 95x YK = 95x JS = 57x YS = 97x YR = 97x JK = 55x KR = 57x These NXX prefix's all map out to routing prefix's that have always been special like 555 for numbers in movies... because they were

Re: [Repeater-Builder] TQ-2310

2009-08-27 Thread Doug Bade
There is also a ROM module that holds several sets of eproms for each different model of radio.. Some take one some take 2.. it holds 8 proms I think.. if I remember correctly.. At 11:19 AM 8/27/2009, you wrote: I have a working Panasonic RL-H1800 with the: Mini-printer RL-P1004 RS232

Re: [Repeater-Builder] ENHANCED RECEIVE

2009-08-19 Thread Doug Bade
This particular commentary seems somewhat inaccurate in saying signal to noise cannot be improved...as even GE offered a factory preamp for the Mastr II in VHF and UHF. The sensitivity spec improvedThey DID NOT suggest using it in a station environment as THEIR preamp overloads very easily

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola MTR2000 Question

2009-08-14 Thread Doug Bade
I would also consider it may have been sent in as DD.MM.MMM or DD.MM.SS.S or some alternate variation and may be improperly converted... this can easily happen.. You may want to try to convert it back and forth and wee if one of those is closer... we also have a longitude degree change very

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Isolator vs intermod panel?

2009-07-20 Thread Doug Bade
Paul; In general all of the Intermod panels I have seen have a bandpass filter too...not just an isolator. As for before or after.. It needs to be on the antenna side of the PA to do it's job.. Intermod panels are about suppressing any regenerated energy from others... which are

Re: [Repeater-Builder] ROIP - Cheap

2009-07-19 Thread Doug Bade
at the allstar link page.. Doug Jon Bivin - WB0VTM wrote: hey Doug, How is COR and PTT accomplished on this? Is it through the dongle? Or the comports? Thanks, Jon - WB0VTM - Original Message - *From:* Doug Bade mailto:k...@thebades.net *To:* Repeater

Re: [Repeater-Builder] ROIP - Cheap

2009-07-18 Thread Doug Bade
There is an extension to asterisk called app_rpt. It can run with conferences or not or you can build your own conference bridge. It uses sub 10.00 USB dongles for the radio interface. AllStarLink etc are just conference bridges and registries offering packaged install distros but the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Links using Motorola Tone Remote Wireline method over IP

2009-06-24 Thread Doug Bade
There are several off the shelf solutions for radio linking over the internet.. Linux based mostly but free software and excellent at what they do.. Radio world protocols are not the best for transporting over low bandwidth (I.E. UDP) based solutions. Between the two radio world solutions (

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Completely Stumped on Noise (UHF Repeater)

2009-06-23 Thread Doug Bade
Operating a VHF or UHF stationary repeater in a potentially high RF environment ( i.e. other repeaters nearby) with a mobile style receiver ( maxtrac ) and no filtering of any kind ( Like a bandpass/reject duplexer) is not a suggested configuration in my world.. In many sites

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Noise on UHF

2009-06-18 Thread Doug Bade
app_rpt is a possible.. if you have the hardware .. if not the interfaces are pretty reasonable... Doug At 01:27 PM 6/18/2009, you wrote: I can always tell when the AWACS are flying near our area Our C-band digital satellite signals crap out every ten seconds or so... My boss keeps

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900MHZ MASTR II

2009-03-26 Thread Doug Bade
Dan; They are quite useable on 927/902. You need to have the reference oscillator which there was one for every 5 stations.. I hope you have it??? Anyhow.. I wrote some Atmel code for a PLL loader for it. If you want to build a loader you can take control of the PLL. The GETC is a sideline

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Decibel dipole array sweeps

2009-03-22 Thread Doug Bade
The link is broken if you try to use it as it came through.. the space in the file name is the killer... http://www.broadsci.com/Antenna%20Sweeps%20r1.pdf is the correct link Doug At 03:31 PM 3/22/2009, you wrote: mailto:no6b%40no6b.comn...@no6b.com wrote: At 3/22/2009 11:32, you wrote:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Decibel dipole array sweeps

2009-03-22 Thread Doug Bade
Jeff; This is very interesting findings especially in that using an antenna longer than your freq tends to exhibit down tilt... that 440 use of a 450 antenna seems to be working in the correct direction. I for one found it very interesting to read It may be real interesting to see

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Decibel dipole array sweeps

2009-03-22 Thread Doug Bade
Foxfire 3.0.7 and the original link was OK. Joe Doug Bade wrote: The link is broken if you try to use it as it came through.. the space in the file name is the killer... http://www.broadsci.com/Antenna%20Sweeps%20r1.pdfhttp://www.broadsci.com/Antenna%20Sweeps%20r1.pdf

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Decibel dipole array sweeps

2009-03-22 Thread Doug Bade
...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Bade Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 4:10 PM To: mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Decibel dipole array sweeps Jeff; This is very interesting findings especially in that using

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Decibel dipole array sweeps

2009-03-22 Thread Doug Bade
The link is broken due to the space in the name... The actual url is http://www.broadsci.com/Antenna%20Sweeps%20r1.pdf Doug this may be a dup.. my outbound mail seems to be randomly getting delayed.. At 03:31 PM 3/22/2009, you wrote: mailto:no6b%40no6b.comn...@no6b.com wrote: At

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Split site link via IP

2009-03-09 Thread Doug Bade
Brian; In general VOIP as an audio link is not very stable if you do not control the bandwidth loading of the Link. There are technologies like TDM over IP that have much less jitter and dropout issues.. but it still is reliant on the IP link being stable and not overloaded as well as

Re: [Repeater-Builder] exec I vs exec II

2009-03-03 Thread Doug Bade
Basically the name and the general form factor are the only similarities. The hardware is completely different. 2 different generations of design. Nothing interchangeable except the microphone and that is only on some of them. Later mics on exec II were different Doug At 05:06 PM

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Battery Desulphator for deep cycle batterys

2009-02-26 Thread Doug Bade
Tom; I would use a dedicated charger and management device by one of the solar vendors, such as Xantrex or Morningside, as they are priced at consumer ( more or less ) pricing and competitive vendors.. and are some pretty well designed stuff... Many of them have internal de-sulphate processes

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-02-23 Thread Doug Bade
Also transmitter power on Digital seems to be 10db less or more. An engineer here indicates many HDTV transmitters are 1500w output...plus antenna system.. ERP is a lot less in most cases.. Said engineer indicated the industry may be going to push for 6kw nozzle power after all is up and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] M/A-Comm M7100 Interface

2009-02-22 Thread Doug Bade
Scott; It is the same as Orion It also depends on exactly what cables and/or connector you are pulling from... External PTT and COR need to be mapped in software to external I/O pins.. not all appear on each cable One downside, as of most recent info I have, there is no constant audio

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Radiating leaky cables and repeaters

2009-02-19 Thread Doug Bade
They ( in line rf amps) are commonly used in mines. They are bi-directional amps. Those I am familiar with split the vhf band in half... one half goes each way with filters to allow bi-directional duplex.. Mine Site Technology is one vendor The whole system operates under 5 watts... I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Radiating leaky cables and repeaters

2009-02-18 Thread Doug Bade
That would depend on the frequency. All coaxial cables including radiax type cables have specific attenuation loss figures per 100 feet published...You need to determine the initial power, the amount of loss allowed before re-amplifying, then the amplifier gain added and losses to the next

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Suggestions for Gel Cell Charging - Large Array

2009-02-16 Thread Doug Bade
That was the general gist... The Charge controller will pass dc through from the charger or in this case the power supply to the load under normal operations, but be aware of the maximum current flow needed for the repeater as well as the batteries for charging.. a large stack of batteries

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE Master II Pa decks

2009-02-11 Thread Doug Bade
.. not the source to the station... Size it all correctly and you will never revisit the problem again Astron's are good sources ... but lousy chargers on their own.. at least that is my opinion... Doug KD8B At 07:33 PM 2/10/2009, you wrote: Doug Bade wrote: The loaded voltage is about

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE Master II Pa decks

2009-02-10 Thread Doug Bade
Mid power Mastr II stations used 15 amp factory power supplies...100w stations used 30 amp power supples.. so.. probably less than 15 amps.. maybe 10-12.. Reducing the voltage to 12.8 from the batteries will significantly lower the output power relative to 13.8v power supplies too..Factory

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE Master II Pa decks

2009-02-10 Thread Doug Bade
maintenance etc like no aftermarket tool I have found for eq moneyI think it was a Model C40 or C65... maybe a C30 would do... all are different current specs... Doug At 03:53 PM 2/10/2009, you wrote: Doug Bade wrote: Mid power Mastr II stations used 15 amp factory power supplies...100w

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Old 220-222Mhz ACSSB system parts usable?

2009-01-02 Thread Doug Bade
The file area of this group :-) At 03:49 PM 1/2/2009, you wrote: Log in WHERE? Can't figure out what group this is in. WalterH KD7BJJ

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: VXR 7000 with desense

2008-12-22 Thread Doug Bade
Rick That pretty much sounds like a inadequate duplexer or a dirty transmitter making noise.. You might check hamonics as they may sneak through the duplexer with enough power to desense the rx... initially it sounds like the tx is pretty clean but something is getting through to the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] VXR 7000 with desense

2008-12-18 Thread Doug Bade
Rick; I think you need to isolate whether it is tx through the duplexer or something else bothering the rx and or squelch. It sounds like the tx signal fundamentally is clean from your analysis so far.. in order to isolate through the duplexer, connect the tx directly to a dummy load

Re: [Repeater-Builder] External control of Mastr IIe pl encode?

2008-11-25 Thread Doug Bade
Dave; I am not familiar with an external encode disable on the Mastr IIe. The easiest external method might be to put a 2n7000 FET or IRF5xx type device across the encode audio and a logic high pullup on the gate will clamp the source to the drain, (with the drain connected to the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] racom 1300 identifier manual wanted

2008-10-07 Thread Doug Bade
Yes Jim is correct.. 1300 needed a prom.. 1400 was dipswitch, The 1400 had the fancy features, the 1300 was stripped down to basics and offered to amateur as well as commercial.. as more of an entry level box... the newer units have pc programming if I am not mistaken, but the 1300 and 1400

Re: [Repeater-Builder] HELP! 2nd try GE Mastr II 900Mhz

2008-09-13 Thread Doug Bade
Dan; I can be of some assistance... I am not aware of anything actually called a 900 mastr II it was called a GE Net 900 station and was a business format similar to edacs... There were 900 mhz stations called Mastr Prism as well...but sounds like you have the former. It requires an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] HELP! 2nd try GE Mastr II 900Mhz

2008-09-13 Thread Doug Bade
Actually Gene W7UVH did a conversion of 800 Mastr II's to 900... The 900 station is equivalent to a late Mastr II Edacs station... just before MIIe... They are synthesized already with a synthesizer similar to the late 800 GMarc V trunking stationsbut controlled by a GETC shelf,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] LTR Question

2008-09-07 Thread Doug Bade
How about a mobile and a busy light feed Doug At 11:14 AM 9/6/2008, you wrote: Sept 6 - 2008 To: All LTR Experts We are looking for some form of LTR decoder device. We would like to program a specific LTR ID and have an output when this ID is received. For example 01-101 would

RE: [Repeater-Builder] DB314

2008-08-01 Thread Doug Bade
The db314 is no longer in production and no Andrew/Decibel replacement . I would suspect Sinclair could build a special.. but it will be custom. There is no industry eq for the db314... directly... which by the way is not on ham split it is commercial I suspect Sinclair would make one

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Curious Situation

2008-07-31 Thread Doug Bade
Just re-reading your post I thought I would add the following thoughts. If 25 watts from a particular antenna is full quieting and 15 watts from the same antenna sequentially measured...is noop... this is not a duplexer problem... those 2 numbers are less than 2 db apart you

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Curious Situation

2008-07-30 Thread Doug Bade
As an LMR tech who has seen more than a few duplexers screwed up by seemingly competent people I need to weigh in here I would never recommend seat of the pats duplexer tuning on site as a superior solution to a lab alignment but the variables need to be removed..That does not

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Frequency Change do I retune duplexer?

2008-06-27 Thread Doug Bade
TX/RX will be very close to that as it is the nature of ganging 2 pass /reject cans on each side of a duplexer... 2 cans on each side actually widens things out as compared to one, but 2 are deeper passes and reject notches than one three cans gets wider/deeper yet... 4 cans

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wanted to buy: Panasonic CF-25 laptop or equivalent for radio programmming

2008-06-18 Thread Doug Bade
Pre OS boot machine BIOS on most modern P3 class or newer laptops can see a usb drive device such as a floppy, cdrom or in P4 and later cases now flash drives. For the most part anything P3 800 or older will not see a flash drive without a software driver sub system... however in many cases P3

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wanted to buy: Panasonic CF-25 laptop or equivalent for radio programmming

2008-06-17 Thread Doug Bade
A simple solution to your dilemma is to pull the drive and connect it with a $12.00 adapter to a modern 3.5 ide drive bay desktop computer, format the drive as fat32,copy the win98se directory off of the cdrom to the 2.5 laptop drive.. stick the laptop drive back into the laptop.. boot from a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wanted to buy: Panasonic CF-25 laptop or equivalent for radio programmming

2008-06-13 Thread Doug Bade
CF-27's are probably as easy or easier to find and maybe cheaper on Ebay... We have been using them for DOS radio RSS programming for a long time... and generally the batteries cost more than the laptop...many are 300/350 mhz processors, some 500-550 mhz... I have one (PIII 500) set

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